The Crater Brown

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

46.53° S · 17.99° W

Diameter

34.03 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-111 · Wilhelm

Geological Chronicle

Brown is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southeast part of the Moon, to the southwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho. The formation spans an official diameter of 34.03 kilometers.

Northwest of Brown is the crater Wilhelm, and to the west is Montanari. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-111.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Ernest William; British astronomer, mathematician (1866-1938).
• Wikipedia (en) — Brown (crater)

Name Origin

Ernest William; British astronomer, mathematician (1866-1938).